RICHARD CHARLTON

Guitarist/Composer

All the guitar world was greatly saddened to hear of the passing of
Phillip Houghton. A dear friend and a uniquely gifted composer, he was
an inspiration to all but particularly to me. I
attended a special Celebration Concert of Phil's musicat Montsalvat in Melbourne late last year; a place where we first met way back in 1989. Here are highlights
courtesy of Guitarsonline. Also our own tribute from the
Sydney Guitar
Trio. Thank you to all who made this event so memorable and
heartfelt.

I have done some new arrangements for Karin Schaupp's latest collaboration CDwith cellist Umberto Clerici- Due out in April 2018.

My latest quartet, Five Tails in Cold Blood, was premiered by Tim Kain and Guitar Trek.
Commissioned by Bill McIntyre to celebrate the 30th anniversary of
Australia's much loved guitar group, the premiere was on 16 November
in Sydney. See here
for more details.

I had the great privilege of conducting the Adelaide Guitar Festival Orchestra (AGFO) at the
2016 Adelaide International Guitar Festival.
More than 80 emerging guitarists of all ages, and from across the country, came together under the direction of myself and my
colleague, guitar ensemble specialist Dr Paul Svoboda for an exhilarating performance at the Adelaide Town Hall.
See part of the concert
here